A.C.

FUNDAMENTALS, CIRCUITS AND CIRCUIT THEORY

The period of a sine wave is _____ seconds. Its frequency is

A. 20 Hz
B. 30 Hz
C. 40 Hz
D. 50 Hz

The peak value of a sine wave is 200 V. Its average value is___________?

A. 127.4 V
B. 141.4 V
C. 282.8 V
D. 200V

The power consumed in a circuit element will be least when the phase difference
between the current and voltage is__________?

A. 180″
B. 90°
C. 60°
D. 0°

For the same peak value which of the following wave will ‘have the highest r.m.s.
value?

A. square wave
B. half wave rectified sine wave
C. triangular wave
D. sine wave

The phase difference between voltage and current wave through a circuit element
is given as 30°. The essential condition is that

A. both waves must have same frequency

B. both waves must have identical peak values
C. both waves must have zero value at the same time
D. none of the above

In a series resonant circuit, the impedance of the circuit is___________?

A. minimum
B. maximum
C. zero
D. none of the above
Power factor of an electrical circuit is equal to____________?

A. R/Z
B. cosine of phase angle difference be-tween current and voltage
C. kW/kVA
D. ratio of useful current to total cur¬rent Iw/I
E. all of these

The best place to install a capacitor is___________?

A. very near to inductive load

B. across the terminals of the inductive load
C. far away from the inductive load
D. any where

All the rules and laws of D.C. circuit also apply to A.C. circuit
containing_____________?

A. capacitance only
B. inductance only
C. resistance only
D. all above

Power factor of an inductive circuit is usually improved by connecting capacitor

to it in____________?

A. parallel
B. series
C. either A. or (b)
D. none of the above

Power factor of the following circuit will be unity

A. inductance
B. capacitance
C. resistance
D. both A. and B.

The double energy transient occur in the____________?

A. purely inductive circuit

B. R-L circuit
C. R-C circuit
D. R-L-C circuit

The form factor is the ratio of_______?

A. peak value to r.m.s. value

B. r.m.s. value to average value
C. average value to r.m.s. value
D. none of the above

The period of a wave is___________?

A. the same as frequency
B. time required to complete one cycle
C. expressed in amperes
D. none of the above

If two sinusoids of the same frequency but of different amplitudes and phase
angles are subtracted, the resultant is____________?

A. a sinusoid of the same frequency

B. a sinusoid of half the original frequency
C. a sinusoid of double the frequency
D. not a sinusoid

The voltage of domestic supply is 220V. This figure represents__________?

A. mean value
B. r.m.s. value
C. peak value
D. average value

If two sine waves of the same frequency have a phase difference of JT radians,
then_______?

A. both will reach their minimum values at the same instant

B. both will reach their maximum values at the same instant
C. when one wave reaches its maxi¬mum value, the other will reach its minimum
value
D. none of the above

For the same peak value, which of the following wave has the least mean value ?

A. half wave rectified sine wave

B. triangular wave
C. sine wave
D. square wave

The r.m.s. value and mean value is the same in the case of___________?

A. triangular wave
B. sine wave
C. square wave
D. half wave rectified sine wave

Form Factor is the ratio of__________?

A. average value/r.m.s. value

B. average value/peak value
C. r.m.s. value/average value
D. r.m.s. value/peak value
Capacitors for power factor correction are rated in_________?

A. kW
B. kVA
C. kV
D. kVAR

Capacitive reactance is more when_______?

A. capacitance is less and frequency of supply is less

B. capacitance is less and frequency of supply is more
C. capacitance is more and frequency of supply is less
D. capacitance is more and frequency of supply is more

Time constant of an inductive circuit___________?

A. increases with increase of inductance and decrease of resistance

B. increases with the increase of inductance and the increase of resistance
C. increases with decrease of inductance and decrease of resistance
D. increases with decrease of inductance and increase of resistance

Poor power factor________?

A. reduces load handling capability of electrical system

B. results in more power losses in the electrical system
C. overloads alternators, transformers and distribution lines
D. results in more voltage drop in the line
E. results in all above

In series resonant circuit, increasing inductance to its twice value and reducing
capacitance to its half value__________?

A. will change the maximum value of current at resonance

B. will change the resonance frequency
C. will change the impedance at resonance frequency
D. will increase the selectivity of the circuit

Inductance affects the direct current flow__________?

A. only at the time of turning off

B. only at the time of turning on
C. at the time of turning on and off
D. at all the time of operation

In a highly capacitive circuit the__________?

A. apparent power is equal to the actual power

B. reactive power is more than the apparent power
C. reactive power is more than the actual power
D. actual power is more than its reactive power

Inductance of a coil Varies__________?

A. directly as the cross-sectional area of magnetic core
B. directly as square of number of turns
C. directly as the permeability of the core
D. inversely as the length of the iron path
E. as A. to (d)

Pure inductive circuit____________?

A. consumes some power on average

B. does not take power at all from a line
C. takes power from the line during some part of the cycle and then returns back
to it during other part of the cycle
D. none of the above

Power factor of the following circuit will be zero__________?

A. resistance
B. inductance
C. capacitance
D. both B. and C.

Power factor of the system is kept high__________?

A. to reduce line losses

B. to maximise the utilization of the capacities of generators, lines and transformers
C. to reduce voltage regulation of the line
D. due to all above reasons

In a loss-free R-L-C circuit the transient current is__________?

A. oscillating
B. square wave
C. sinusoidal
D. non-oscillating

The r.m.s. value of alternating current is given by steady (D.C.) current which
when flowing through a given circuit for a given time produces__________?

A. the more heat than produced by A.C. when flowing through the same circuit
B. the same heat as produced by A.C. when flowing through the same circuit
C. the less heat than produced by A.C. flowing through the same circuit
D. none of the above

In a circuit containing R, L and C, power loss can take place in____________?

A. C only
B. L only
C. R only
D. all above

In a pure resistive circuit__________?

A. current lags behind the voltage by 90°
B. current leads the voltage by 90°
C. current can lead or lag the voltage by 90°
D. current is in phase with the voltage

The transient currents are associated with the____________?

A. changes in the stored energy in the inductors and capacitors

B. impedance of the circuit
C. applied voltage to the circuit
D. resistance of the circuit

In the case of an unsymmetrical alternating current the average value must

always be taken over__________?

A. unsymmetrical part of the wave form

B. the quarter cycle
C. the half cycle
D. the whole cycle

In a pure inductive circuit___________?

A. the current is in phase with the voltage

B. the current lags behind the voltage by 90°
C. the current leads the voltage by 90°
D. the current can lead or lag by 90°

The power factor at resonance in R-L- C parallel circuit is________?

A. zero
B. 0.08 lagging
C. 0.8 leading
D. unity

In each of the three coils of a three phase generator, an alternating voltage

having an r.m.s. value of 220 V is induced. Which of the following values is
indicated by the voltmeters ______?

A. 220 V
B. 220V3V
C. 220/V3 V
D. none of the above

When an alternating current passes through an ohmic resistance the electrical

power converted into heat is__________?

A. apparent power
B. true power
C. reactive power
D. none of the above

A pure capacitor connected across an A.C. voltage consumed 50 W. This is due

to________?
A. the capacitive reactance in ohms
B. the current flowing in capacitor
C. the size of the capacitor being quite big
D. the statement is incorrect

The product of apparent power and cosine of the phase angle between circuit
voltage and current is

A. true power
B. reactive power
C. volt-amperes
D. instantaneous power

An A.C. voltage is impressed across a pure resistance of 3.5 ohms in parallel with
a pure inductance of impedance of 3.5 ohms?

A. the current through the resistance is more

B. the current through the resistance is less
C. both resistance and inductance carry equal currents
D. none of the above

In a pure capacitive circuit if the supply frequency is reduced to 1/2, the current
will__________?

A. be reduced by half
B. be doubled
C. be four times at high
D. be reduced to one fourth

In a pure inductive circuit if the supply frequency is reduced to 1/2, the current
will__________?

A. be reduced by half
B. be doubled
C. be four times as high
D. be reduced to one fourth

The power factor of a D.C. circuit is always__________?

A. less than unity

B. unity
C. greater than unity
D. zero

The equation of 50 Hz current sine wave having r.m.s. value of 60 A

is____________?

A. 60 sin 25 t
B. 60 sin 50 t
C. 84.84 sin 3141
D. 42.42 sin 314 t

Ohm is unit of all of the following except___________?

A. inductive reactance
B. capacitive reactance
C. resistance
D. capacitance

The frequency of an alternating current is____________?

A. the speed with which the alternator runs

B. the number of cycles generated in one minute
C. the number of waves passing through a point in one second
D. the number of electrons passing through a point in one second

The series and parallel resonance on L-C circuit’ differs in that_________?

A. series resistance needs a low-resistance source for sharp rise in current

B. series resonance needs a high-resistance source for sharp increase in current
C. parallel resonance needs a low-resistance source for a sharp in¬crease in
impedance
D. parallel resonance needs a low-resistance source for a sharp rise in line current

In a three-phase supply floating neutral is undesirable because it way give rise

to___________?

A. high voltage across the load

B. low voltage across the load
C. unequal line voltages across the load
D. minimun voltage across the load

The purpose of a parallel circuit resonance is to magnify________?

A. current
B. voltage
C. power
D. frequency

All definitions of power factor of a series R-L-C circuit are correct

except__________?

A. ratio of net reactance and impedance

B. ratio of kW and kVA
C. ratio of J and Z
D. ratio of W and VA

In AC. circuits, laminated iron is invariably used in order to__________?

A. reduce eddy current loss

B. increase heat radiation
C. make assembly cheap and easier
D. reduce circuit permeability

A parallel AC. circuit in resonance will__________?

A. have a high voltage developed across each inductive and capacitive section
B. have a high impedance
C. act like a resistor of low value
D. have current in each section equal to the line current

The ratio of active power to apparent power is known as factor__________?

A. demand
B. load
C. power
D. form

The effective resistance of an iron-cored choke working on ordinary supply

frequency is more than its true resistance because of____________?

A. iron loss in core

B. skin effect
C. increase in temperature
D. capacitive effect between adjacent coil turns

In an AC. circuit, a low value of kVAR compared with kW indicates_________?

A. low efficiency
B. high power factor
C. unity power factor
D. maximum load current

Which of the following coil will have large resonant frequency __________?

A. A coil with large resistance

B. A coil with low resistance
C. A coil with large distributed capacitance
D. A coil with low distributed capacitance

In a R-L-C circuit_________?

A. power is consumed in resistance and is equal to I R

B. exchange of power takes place between inductor and supply line
C. exchange of power takes place between capacitor and supply line
D. exchange of power does not take place between resistance and the supply line
E. all above are correct

Magnitude of current at resonance in R-L-C circuit________?

A. depends upon the magnitude of R

B. depends upon the magnitude of L
C. depends upon the magnitude of C
D. depends upon the magnitude of R, Land C
In a purely inductive circuit__________?

A. actual power is zero

B. reactive power is zero
C. apparent power is zero
D. none of above is zero

Time constant of a capacitive circuit__________?

A. increases with the decrease of capacitance and decrease of resistance

B. increases with the decrease of capacitance and increase of resistance
C. increases with the increase of capacitance and decrease of resistance
D. increase with increase of capacitance and increase of resistance

n a series L-C circuit at the resonant frequency the__________?

A. current is maximum
B. current is minimum
C. impedance is maximum
D. voltage across C is minimum